The One Sitting Next To Me Is A Real Japanese! Volumes 1

The Self-Esteem of a Princess

—The next day.

“You all! We are allowed to menginaaaaaaaapppp!!!! ”

The meeting for the school festival started with a shout from the very excited Adit. The other classmates were confused and did not understand what was happening. In an excited tone, Adit explains that Eza has been given permission to use the dormitory building for a place to stay.

“While continuing the preparation of the school festival, at night, we will play hide and seek in the school building and test guts! We have all the fun activities here, this is our own pre-pre-festival! Uuuoooo!!! ”

Seeing Adit who fussed himself, his classmates smiled bitterly while saying “far from pre-pre-pre-pre-pre, time to stay another week, you”, “so the play first, not a matter of preparation festival?”. As if drawn by tension, they showed a willingness to partake. But without them realizing it, the schedule for the day was already set.

When the meeting was over, everyone was happy to discuss the stay later. They were even more excited than when they planned the school festival event. Then the day for the preparation of the stay arrived.

In addition to the activities at night, the guys are lured by the bait from the girls' home cooking, working very hard and the work goes very fast.

The high spirits continued even after the stay, and on the day of the school festival, Yuuki's target was reached. In the end, their number of ticket sales became the highest among all other events and even received awards as the best event.

“Ah ..”.

“Aah, thank you for your hard work, Iroha ”

There is a closing party after all the festival events are over. As the students were dancing in a circle in the schoolyard, Yuuki was walking towards the school building when he found Eza sitting on the front steps of the entrance.

Eza was sitting with his chin resting on his knees, while looking into the school grounds with a wry smile. Yuuki followed his gaze. There he finds Adit, who seems to be trying to get every girl he can find, and Reza who seems to be invited to dance by girls one after another.

“Haha, they really got it.”

“... You didn't join them?”

He asked Eza, who was laughing as if it was someone else's business. Eza raised one of his eyebrows and shrugged his shoulders.

“Hmm? I don't even have a partner for dancing .. But, this school is very old-fashioned in this regard. Still holding a folk dance at the closing party ... Well, even though there's no bonfire Sih.”

“…. Can I ... sit next to you? ”

“Hmm? Aah, go ahead, but aren't you dancing? If it's Iroha, I'm sure there must be many who want to be your partner, ‘ right? Ah, or maybe, you don't know how to dance?”

“Enak. I used to do ballet when I was a kid, you know? I can dance like that in no time. But well, it was troublesome so I pretended not to be able to dance and refused their invitation.”

Yuuki sat beside Eza while snorting and combing the hair to his back.

“Thank you for your hard work again .. For the other day. ”

“but I don't care too much? I'm used to it so it's not a big deal.”

“So yes. Loner Princess is different.”

“What's with that name?”

Yuuki furrowed his brows suspiciously, Eza looked at him in astonishment.

“Hah? You don't know? That's another recent Iroha designation.”

“...hmmph~”

“You seem to... not happy with that huh?”

“I think so, I guess I'm not too happy with that.”

“Why? Is it because they tease you as a loner?”

“Not like that. Also, can you stop looking at me like an idiot? ”

“Sorry.”

Eza looked down while looking at him. “He was angry”, Eza said as he brandished his lower lip while joking.

Yuuki sighed at the Eza, then said, “What I don't like is the word section ‘putri’”

“Why? Not that it's just a word of ordinary praise.”

“You think so? In my opinion, the word sounds like someone who lives in a dream, not knowing what is called hard work and hardship.”

“Aaah ~ is so apparently, so there is also such a viewpoint?”

“It is true that I was born with more looks and talent than most people have. But, I never once laze around. I don't like it if other people ignore my efforts all this time and just see me as a lucky born person.”

“So yes.”

Eza showed his understanding that he was not happy with the idea.

“Alright, I'll try not to call you like that.”

“Once, yes.”

After saying that as if it was something very trivial, Yuuki said softly while still looking ahead. “... Thank you, Eza.”

“Hmm? For what?”

“In my opinion ... this is the first time I have held a school festival event with such a happy feeling.”

Making a class event usually always inconveniences Yuuki he always covers up the shortcomings of the other members, and when everything is done, he feels tired rather than a sense of achievement.

But this time it's different. It feels great to be working with a classmate to make preparations. The sense of achievement from working with classmates is greater than the sense of achievement that he did alone. Now, there was a certain excitement amidst that exhaustion.

“As you said, I was wrong. If I try to do it myself, I don't think I'll be able to enjoy the school festival with this feeling. I vent my anger on you.”

When Yuuki apologized clearly while throwing her face away, Eza waved her hand in an uncomfortable manner.

“Don't think too much. Besides, I'm just doing some light formalities, and I don't work as hard as Adit and Iroha. ”

Indeed indeed. It was actually Adit who led and motivated their classmates. But, the one who moves Adit, and arranges everything is Eza. In addition, although he looks unmotivated and lazy, in fact, he prepares the best environment for his classmates to do the work and continuously do support for them.

Her own person might say that she did not do anything big, but Yuuki knew that Eza was the one who contributed the most.

“Anu, umm, Iroha. Would you dance with me? ”

There, one of the boys who always wandered around them called out to Yuuki.

“Aah, you can't just steal a start! Iroha, to be honest, I think about you all the time. Please dance with me!”

One guy called out to him, but then a bunch of five or six guys immediately swarmed over Yuuki. Apparently, the time was already approaching the last hours for the dance so the boys gathered their courage to take Yuuki.

“I'm sorry. I can't dance.”

“It's okay. I'm good at dancing so I'll teach you.”

“Haah? I'm better at dancing than you. Hey, how about dancing with me?”

“It's okay, all you have to do is wiggle your body following the music!”

Although Yuuki apologized and clearly rejected their invitation, the boys were determined to dance with him and showed no signs of retreating. Slowly, they got closer. Yuuki suddenly narrowed his eyes and stood up.

“Kalian—”

Just as Yuuki was about to scold them with sharp words. Suddenly Yuuki's right hand was pulled by someone.

“Sorry, but we already have an appointment in advance. Let's go, Iroha.”

Eza says this so that people will hear him and he walks to the school grounds while still holding Yuuki's hand.

“Tu-wait..!”.

Yuuki hurriedly followed him while trying to protest against Eza. Normally, he would force Eza to release her hand and give her a slap, but at that moment, Yuuki followed Eza obediently. His heart is pounding. He could not take his eyes off the huge back of Eza that was in front of him.

When he thought about it, it was the first time a guy had forcibly held his hand and pulled it.

Right, I just experienced this for the first time, so I'm just a little confused.Not more, that's all!

As Yuuki said this to himself, Eza stopped in the middle of the student circle. Along with that, the last song began to play.

“Aah right, you said it earlier, ‘right? If you used to dance ballet, so you can dance folk dance just by watching others.”

“Ya-yes, how about that?”

Yuuki asked back, trying desperately to regain his composure. Eza then smiled provocatively.

“Then, how about you show me how? Signore. Pu's. Tri's? ”

Seductive way of speaking. Based on what was said earlier, his intentions were clear.

“... You have guts too. Do your best to follow me so you don't look like a fool, okay!”

“Don't step on my feet for being too excited, huh? A iroha-chan? ”

“Who is afraid!!”

Yuuki raised his eyebrows and his cheeks twitched as he looked towards the smiling Eza as if trying to provoke him.

In the final dance, which is usually a time where two people who love each other dance, they both challenge each other with an atmosphere that has absolutely no sweet taste whatsoever.

At first, he danced like the others, but gradually his steps deviated from the others. With her long arms and legs stretched out gracefully, Yuuki dances non-seriously in the schoolyard at night. Although the dance was in keeping with the song, it was no longer something that could be called folk dance.

However, Eza moves to adjust his comrade out of control. His movements were not on par with Yuuki's. But it also doesn't look stiff or weird. He tried to say out of his partner's way.

Despite all that, Eza also did a good job of not letting it get out of control. Their match was magically formed as a dance with a clear distinction between the lead role and the supporting role.

Ah, that's true. You ....indeed such a person, ‘kan?

As they danced, there was something tickling inside Yuuki. This dance, this position is a characteristic of Eza. Stay away from the limelight and support others. Stay in the shadows and make others shine. That kind of guy is a guy named Eza.

“Fufu .. Ahahahaha!”

Without him noticing, Yuuki started laughing. The dance started as a competition, but before long she really enjoyed it.

However, that time did not last long. Not long after that, the song ended and the dance ended. Reluctantly, he let go of Eza's hand and bowed.

“Yes, as expected, you are indeed good at dancing, yes. I can barely follow.”

“I think, it's fun.”

Yuuki's honest reply made Eza blink in surprise.

“... Then I'll be back first.”

“Ara~? You don't want to keep me company?”

“Yang is right. If I do that, all those jealous guys will come and kill me,”

“Hmm. I see, glad to hear it.”

Yuuki smiled at Eza who lowered her head and gently wrapped her hands around Eza's arms.

“Tungg—, what are you–”

“So, can you drop me off?”

“... In other words, you want me dead?”

“This is a punishment for you for calling me a princess.”

“Uugh...”.

With a pitiful expression, Eza started walking without letting go of his arm, Yuuki smiled comically as she finally managed to return back at her mischief. After a long time, he felt ashamed of his own actions but more than that, he felt happy. He walks shoulder to shoulder with someone. He's very happy about it.

Not far from the school building. Yuuki felt that the loneliness and alienation he had felt since Elementary School began to melt and disappear, little by little ….

... But he does feel it.

...****************...

As he stared around the room, everyone in the room gulped. For a moment, they were swallowed by the aura emitted by the man.

Silencing the angry senior until just a moment ago with his gaze alone, the man stepped into the room confidently and, suddenly, he introduced himself with a haughty smile on his face.

“Halo ~ I came as a helper from OSIS. I'm Eza Kelvin Aditya from OSIS.”